عَنْكَبُوتٌ
Root: عنكب
Full Definition
عَنْكَبُوتٌ
; generally fem., but sometimes masc.; also, fem., عَكْنَبَاةٌ, in the dial. of El-Yemen, with the ك put before the ن; and
عَنْكَبَاةٌ and عَنْكَبُوهٌ (so in the O and TA, but in the CK and a MS. copy of the K عَنْكَبُوةٌ); and
; the last mentioned by Sb as shewing the ت in عنكبوت to be an augmentative letter; but it is doubtful whether this be a sing., or a quasi-pl. n.: also, masc., عَنْكَبٌ ; fem., عَنْكَبَةٌ: or the former of these two words is a coll. gen. n. [and the latter, its n. un.]: [The spider;] the thing that weaves; an insect that weaves a delicate web in the air and upon the upper part of a well: pl. عَنَاكِبُ and عَنْكَبُوتَاتٌ and عَنَاكِيبُ and عَنَاكبِيتُ, which last is anomalous, in its having four letters together after its ا: dim.
عُنَيْكِبٌ and
and
; but this last is not approved: quasi-pl. nouns عِكَابٌ and عُكُبٌ and أَعْكُبٌ [in the CK أَعْكَبٌ]. بَيْتُ العنكبوت [The spider's web] is also called عَكْدَبَةٌ.
2 Sá'ideh-Ibn-Ju-eiyeh says,
3 زَهْرُ العَنْكَبُوتِ: see رُتَيْلَآءُ.
4 عنكبوت also signifies A worm, or maggot, that is engendered in the honeycomb, and spoils the honey.
5 عنكبوت is mentioned in this art. agreeably with the rule of Sb;
2 Sá'ideh-Ibn-Ju-eiyeh says,
[meaning I hated virtuous women in El-Hijáz; and verily we hated every black, short woman: for] here عنكب signifies short: or it may be syn. with عَنْكَبُوتٌ, but be used as an epithet, though a subst., because it implies blackness and shortness.مَقَتُّ نِسَآءً بِالْحِجَازِ صَوَالِحًا وَإِنَّا مَقَتْنَا كُلَّ سَوْدَآءَ
3 زَهْرُ العَنْكَبُوتِ: see رُتَيْلَآءُ.
4 عنكبوت also signifies A worm, or maggot, that is engendered in the honeycomb, and spoils the honey.
5 عنكبوت is mentioned in this art. agreeably with the rule of Sb;
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